Bobby Jackson to announce retirement

If Bobby Jackson picks his wardrobe appropriately today, he'll stand at the Arco Arena podium and formally announce his retirement in a three-piece suit and sneakers. He's leaving behind a 12-year playing career and joining the Kings in a varied capacity that often will involve business attire, but the player in him is far from gone just yet. And if the moment is truly destined to capture the spirit of one of the Kings' most popular players of all time, it will be the pair of Nikes with the cut-off hi-tops. He used scissors to create a unique size and spark eye-rolls from the company's reps last season because, well, they just didn't get the job done in their original form and he wasn't about to cater to any corporate types. From the tireless way he competed to the candid and entertaining way he always conversed, he was original enough on his own. "You're sad because every player hates for this day to come," Jackson, 36, said...